Dissecting Differences in Climate Models

Dissecting Differences in IPCC Predictions

Absolute, spectrally resolved radiance constitutes a
language of climate forecast model intercomparison that will become
increasingly important through the analysis of secular trends, seasonal
variability, and geographic distribution of predicted radiance for each of the
major climate forecast models. The need to develop this language of climate
forecast inter-comparison, as an essential part of understanding and dissecting
differences, is compounded by the importance of establishing regional
trends in the horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature, water vapor
and cloud optical depth.